2024 USC Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Catherine Lord
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Regis Jesuit HS
- Hometown:
- Denver, Colo.
2025 · SENIOR
Catherine “Cate” Lord is a senior defender for the Women of Troy.
2024 · JUNIOR
- Played and started in 16 games for the Women of Troy
- Pac-12 All-Conference First Team
- USA Magazine Preseason All-American H.M.
- Served as one of the four captains for the 2024 season.
- Ranked tied for second on the squad in caused turnovers with 18.
- Picked up the second most ground balls for USC with 27 during her junior campaign.
- Finished second on the team with 39 draw controls.
- Caused a turnover in 12 of the 16 games she played in, and had six multi-caused turnover games.
- Posted four ground balls on multiple occasions (at Villanova; Feb. 11 & at Towson; Mar. 1).
2023 · SOPHOMORE
- Pac-12 All-Conference First Team
- USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American Honorable Mention
- Pac-12 Tournament MVP
- ILWomen Midseason All-American Honorable Mention
- 3x Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 21, Feb. 28 and Mar. 28)
- Ranked third on the squad with 21 caused turnovers and fifth with 31 ground balls
- Scored her first career-goal against Ohio State (Feb. 19) and finished the season with two goals with the other one coming against California (Apr. 7)
- Tallied six multi-caused turnover games including two games with four caused turnovers (Villanova; Mar. 5 and Arizona State; May 4).
- Tied for the most draw controls on the squad with 76
- Posted two games with nine draw controls (San Diego State; Feb. 24 and Hofstra; Mar. 12)
- Picked up a career-high five ground balls against Arizona State (May 4)
2022 · FRESHMAN
- Played in 17 games for USC and started 11 of them.
- Led the Women of Troy with 75 draw controls, which ranked her third in the Pac-12.
- Posted more than eight draw controls five times during the season.
- Finished the season with 14 ground balls, and seven caused turnovers.
- Prepped at Regis Jesuit HS
- 3x Under Armour All-American (2020, 2018-17)
- 2021 Team captain
- 2019 State Semi-Finalist
- 2018 CHSAA Second Team All-State as a Freshman
- Team Colorado (2017)
- Played for Summit Elite Lacrosse Club under coach Zoe Smith
Catherine Clare Lord was born Aug. 23, 2002, in Indianapolis.… parents are Martha and Geoffrey Lord… has three brothers named Geoffrey Jr, Harkins and Koops… father Geoffry played football at Arizona State in 1991, aunt Holyn Koch played tennis at Notre Dame from 1992-96 and aunt Courtney Schwab played tennis at Northwestern from 1980-84… brother Geoffrey Jr. was a pole vaulter at the Naval Academy… enjoys skiing, wake boarding and hiking in her spare time… lists Colts and NFL Legend Peyton Manning as her biggest sports hero… aspires to travel around and live in a ski town after graduation… majoring in business administration.
